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Scientific Name: Stolephorus dubiosus Wongratana, 1983
English Name: Thai anchovy
Local/Bangla Name: Not known
Photo: Whitehead et al. (1988)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Description:
The body is somewhat deep and compressed, with a rounded abdomen featuring 4-7 (typically 6-7) small needle-like pre-pelvic scutes but no post-pelvic scutes. A small spine-like scute is present in the predorsal area. The posterior tip of the maxilla is pointed, extending to or beyond the posterior border of the preopercle, which has a rounded posterior border. The anal fin is short, originating below the middle of the dorsal-fin base. Caudal fin is large and forked. The scales are cycloid with approximately 34-38 longitudinal scale rows. The body color is semi-translucent, featuring a broad silver stripe midlaterally and a double pigment line on the dorsum posterior to the dorsal fin.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar and Patuakhali regions.
Environment:
Marine, Brakish (Amphidromous)
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